Actresses raise Pasadena’s profile

Has Hollywood discovered Pasadena?

The San Gabriel Valley city is enjoying a moment in the spotlight thanks to a spree of highprofile home sales. Actresses Summer Bishil and Mandy Moore were among the first to buy in the area this year, and now other stars have followed suit.

Actress Kristen Wiig, who previously made her home in Los Feliz, recently paid $2.96 million for a midcentury-modern house with a design pedigree.

Designed and built in 1947 as part of the Case Study program — the postwar showcase of innovative and inexpensive home-building techniques — the split-level residence is surrounded by lush landscaping on a sloping lot.

Inside, the 3,425 square feet of living space centers on a floor-toceiling fireplace that divides the common rooms. Interior details include hardwood floors and pitched ceilings. Walls of windows on two sides of the house bring in leafy views.

A swimming pool and spa, lawns and patios make up the grounds.

Cynthia Luczyski and Lauren Luczyski of Deasy/Penner were the listing agents. Bryony Atkinson of Maisonre represented the buyer.

Wiig, 44, was a performer on “Saturday Night Live” from 2005 to 2012. She has starred in such film comedies as “Bridesmaids” (2011), “Masterminds” (2014) and “Ghostbusters” (2016).

Shawn Bishop COMIC ACTRESS Kristen Wiig’s midcentury-modern Case Study house in Pasadena cost her $2.96 million. It was built in 1947.

Hilton & Hyland THE SPLIT-LEVEL three-bedroom that Pompeo had owned is 1,900 square feet and was designed by architect Harry Greene.

Hilton & Hyland IN THE HOLLYWOOD Hills, a rental owned by Ellen Pompeo of “Grey’s Anatomy” brought more than the asking price.